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Nicholls Colonels
47 74
FINAL Conference
McNeese Cowboys
Southland Conference · David R. Stopher Gymnasium · February 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -14.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money NICH +700 / MCN -1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total NICH win
Actual MCN +27 121 Lost
Massey MCN -10.7 (-16.3)
Massey Totals 146.6 (-25.6)
Bradley-Terry 15%
Weighted B-T 6%
Efficiency Plus ML MCN -8.3 (-18.7) 141.4 (-20.4) 20%
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -11.1 (-15.9) 143.7 (-22.7) 17%
Baseline ML MCN -11.7 (-15.3) 144.1 (-23.1) 18%
Baseline Plus ML MCN -12.8 (-14.2) 143.2 (-22.2) 15%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 3, 2026 MCN 7565 NICH
Jan 13, 2026 MCN 9468 NICH
Feb 1, 2025 NICH 7163 MCN
Jan 11, 2025 MCN 8071 NICH
Mar 13, 2024 MCN 9276 NICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NICH MCN
Overall 20-14 30-4
Conference 13-5 17-1
Home 10-2 18-0
Away 8-10 11-3
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 78.0
Avg Pts Against 74.9 64.8
Massey -5.3 (#268) 8.8 (#66)
Bradley-Terry -0.56 (#229) 1.77 (#52)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.99 (#253) 2.42 (#41)
RPI 0.483 (#204) 0.578 (#49)
Shooting & Four Factors NICH MCN
FG% 42.7% 48.1%
3PT% 34.6% 40.6%
REB / G 34.8 34.7
OREB / G 10.0 10.1
AST / TO 0.79 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 54.9%
TOV% 18.2% 14.1%
ORB% 27.5% 30.7%
FT Rate 26.5% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 22.4%
DRB% 65.9% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 25.0%

Game Analysis

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